Anthony A. Kila

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Anthony Kila is a Jean Monnet professor of Strategy and Development. He is currently Director of studies at CIAPS; the Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies. He is a regular commentator on the BBC and he works with various organisations on International Development projects across Europe, Africa and the USA. He writes from Cambridge in England, UK.
Nigeria Matters

Two Governors and Many Missing Opportunities

Anthony A. Kila -
In the absence of clear and complete explanation and indeed justification of any government action, people are left with no alternative but to speculate. Consequently, a lot of possible reasons and opinions are going around regarding the actions of the Governors...
Business & Economy

CBN Governor should work for real people

Anthony A. Kila -
The recent inclusion of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Lamido Sanusi, on the celebrated list of the 100 most influential people in world has filled many of us with pride and joy but a closer look at the achievements of his administration has also shown us that there is a missing trophy in the collection of the CBN Governor...
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It is time to form a Yoruba Nation

Anthony A. Kila -
Unless we want to deceive ourselves or we genuinely fail to see reality then we must accept that the voters that went to the polls last week to decide who should be governors did not only elect their governors. They also used their thumbprint and ballot papers to draw a map that clearly states that the time has come to form a Yoruba nation...
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Wild Wild North: A festival of Incompetence and Mischief

Anthony A. Kila -
Lest we all become guilty of what we accuse others of doing, two things need to be said very clearly about the ongoing crisis in the Northern part of Nigeria...
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We are not all guilty

Anthony A. Kila -
We are not all guilty of thinking and surrendering to the idea that things cannot change for the better in Nigeria. Whilst a lot more can be done to improve the voting process in the country, most of those that voted were clearly satisfied with the way things went during the last voting exercise...
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Towards a normal country

Anthony A. Kila -
In a normal country, anybody making decisions that will affect others will tend to consult them before deciding or at least give them ample notice to adapt after deciding. Nothing will be out of the norm for an efficient administrator...
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Goodbye “No Probs”: Tribute to Otunba Jobi Fele

Anthony A. Kila -
The late Otunba Mohammed Jobi Fele possessed a lot of the values and attitude our society desperately needs today; he was best known for his virtues and capabilities as an efficient and honest administrator, successful and resourceful businessman, brave and focused industrialist, and on top of all that he was also known to be generous and humane...
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Notes on 2011 Presidential Debate

Anthony A. Kila -
The recently concluded presidential debate has taken discussions about the forth-coming general elections in Nigeria to a different and interesting dimension. Overall, the event was well organised, well attended and more importantly very well followed and now widely discussed...
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